Improvement in hay-presses



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Letters Patent N o. 110,849, dated January 10, 1871.

.nviPRovEMENT iN HAV-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parl: of thesame. l

To IIa-110m it may concern:

e it known that I, FINLAY F. HAMILTON, of Green liay, in the countyoflrown and State ot' Wisconsin, have invented ancwand improvedHay-Press; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the saine, reti-.renee heilig had to theaceon'ipanying.drawing forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hay or analogouspresses, and consists in the combination with the ease and follower ot'grooved ribs, and a crane for elevating the follower, all as hereinafterspeeilied.

Figure l represents a sectional elevation of 1nyimproved hay-press; v

Figure 2 is a top-view of the same; and

'Figure 3 is a view of one of the doors of the case detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate. corresponding parts. i

A is the case, which is preferably arranged vertically on a suitableplatform, B. It is provided with doors, O, near the bottom, ontwoopposi'te sides, through whieh to discharge the linished bale.

1) is the 1ollower,working to and fro in the case on guiding-ribs, li,which have a groove in them for the. operaiing-cords F, which areattached at both ends to the whaling-drum or shaft Gr and pass under theguide-rollers ll, up along the case on each end, and over the. follower,as shown, in the grooves of the guides 11. The follower has appropriatenotches in the edges for these guides.

The \\'iinlingdrum is provided with' an enlarged part, 1, over which theoperating-rope K works, being drawn oli' from it by a horse or otherpower, for winding on the rope i" and drawing thefollower down. When theeords if and the follower are drawn back, the rope li winds on again.

The follower is raised by a cord attached to it at L,

and working through a. pulley-block, M, on the crane N, attached to theside of the ease, the said cord being operated by the attendant.

Then the follower is raised, the cords F are slipped off at the ends andsuspended onthe top of the case, as shown at O, the case being providedwith notches, P, for the purpose. The follower is then swung around ontof the way, for filling the case, and suspended en the crane.

Q represents cords suspended fromthe case to hold the doors C up whilethe bale is tied and removed.

The bottom of the case is provided with ribs, It, formingclmnuelsforthetying-cords S, which are placed therein and made fast at each end to apin T, after passing through slots, V, in the doors,`t0 be retainedwhilethe pressing is going on.

The lower face of the follower is also provided with similar ribs, U,forming channels for passing the ends of the cords S through, for tyingwhen the pressing is complete.

The winding-drum may be operated by .any other rmeans, if preferred. Itis provided witliI-a ratchet,

W, and pawl, X, for ,holding against going back until required. f

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The arrangement of the swiveled crane N, providedwith the pulley M, with relation to the case A, follower' D, and cordsF. as and for the purpose specitied.

2. The combination, with the case, follower, and the cords, of thegrooved l'ibs E. substantially as specified.v

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 18th day ofApril, 1870.

FINLAY F. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

G. E. T. KYBER, J. W. FOLLETT.

